Grain futures were mixed Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for March delivery was off 1.80 cents at $4.2160 a bushel; March corn fell 1 cent at 3.5040 a bushel; March oats rose 12.20 cents at $2.7240 a bushel while January soybeans rose .60 cent at $9.8320 a bushel.

Beef was higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

February live cattle was up .30 cent at $1.2355 a pound; January feeder cattle rose .10 cent at $1.4785 a pound; February lean hogs was off .13 cent at $.7190 a pound.